EP0442615A3 - A communications adapter - Google Patents

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EP0442615A3
EP0442615A3 EP19910300418 EP91300418A EP0442615A3 EP 0442615 A3 EP0442615 A3 EP 0442615A3 EP 19910300418 EP19910300418 EP 19910300418 EP 91300418 A EP91300418 A EP 91300418A EP 0442615 A3 EP0442615 A3 EP 0442615A3
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John Thurman Adkins
James Stanley Pogorzelski
Jacqueline Hegedus Wilson
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/46—Multiprogramming arrangements
    • G06F9/48—Program initiating; Program switching, e.g. by interrupt
    • G06F9/4806—Task transfer initiation or dispatching
    • G06F9/4843—Task transfer initiation or dispatching by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/10—Program control for peripheral devices
    • G06F13/12—Program control for peripheral devices using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor
    • G06F13/122—Program control for peripheral devices using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor where hardware performs an I/O function other than control of data transfer

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EP91300418A 1990-02-14 1991-01-18 A communications adapter and method for operating it Expired - Lifetime EP0442615B1 (en)

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US07/479,777 US5247671A (en) 1990-02-14 1990-02-14 Scalable schedules for serial communications controller in data processing systems
US479777 1990-02-14

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EP0442615A2 EP0442615A2 (en) 1991-08-21
EP0442615A3 true EP0442615A3 (en) 1992-12-16
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JP (1) JPH0727503B2 (en)
KR (1) KR950002713B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1021536C (en)
AU (1) AU649642B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69130620T2 (en)
MY (1) MY105323A (en)
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DE69130620T2 (en) 1999-07-22
CN1054160A (en) 1991-08-28
JPH04215158A (en) 1992-08-05
MY105323A (en) 1994-09-30
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CN1021536C (en) 1993-07-07
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